[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55065-55066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21643]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.

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    Proposed Project: The Hospital Preparedness Program--Generic HPP 
and Future Collection Activities--New--OMB No. 0990-OS--Assistant 
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
    Abstract: The Program Evaluation Section (PES), part of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of Preparedness and Emergency 
Operations (OPEO), Division of Preparedness Planning (DPP), in 
conjunction with the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) in the 
Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, is seeking 
clearance by the Office of Management of Budget (OMB) for a Generic 
Data Collection Form to serve as the cornerstone of its effort to 
assess awardee performance under the HPP Cooperative Agreement (CA) 
Program. Performance data are gathered from awardees as part of their 
Mid-Year and End-of-Year Progress Reports and other similar information 
collections (ICs) which have the same general purpose (Healthcare 
Coalitions, Capabilities and Budget Information), account for awardee 
spending and performance on all activities conducted in pursuit of 
achieving the HPP Grant goals.
    Additionally, to reduce administrative burden on awardees, there is 
a need to develop reporting forms and templates that allow awardees and 
ASPR to more easily capture the data and other information already 
provided in the grant application at other times during the yearly 
grant cycle, and onsite visits by project and field officers (e.g. pre-
populating some elements of the mid-year and end-of-year reporting). 
Such reporting will systematically capture relevant information in a 
format that allows for easy access and use within a number of related 
grant business processes, including Grants management, Program and 
project management, and performance metrics and evaluation. A 
standardized program-specific application addendum will facilitate such 
data retrieval and decrease overall government administration costs.
    This data collection effort is crucial to HPP's decision-making 
process regarding the continued existence, design and funding levels of 
this program. Results from these data analyses enable HPP to monitor 
healthcare emergency preparedness and progress towards national 
preparedness goals.

Estimated Annualized Burden Table

               Estimated Annual Burden Hours for the Generic HPP and Future Collection Activities
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                                                                                                  Total annual
                                              Number of         Number of       Response time     burden hours
        Data collection activity             respondents        responses          (hours)          (for all
                                                                                                    awardees)
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Generic and Future Program Data                         62                 1                58             3,596
 Information Collection(s)..............
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    Total...............................                                                                   3,596
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John Teeter,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21643 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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